Sentences with phrase «nomination hearing»
A "nomination hearing" is an event where the Senate reviews and questions a nominee for an important government position before deciding whether to approve their appointment. Full definition
Elizabeth Warren and Hillary Clinton talk during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee nomination hearing in 2013.
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Similar conversations took place during King's nomination hearing before the Senate education committee.
Elon Law professors Steve Friedland, Scott Gaylord, and Howard Katz provide insight into Supreme Court nomination hearings through N.C. media
Former Sen. Chuck Hagel, R - Neb., during his Senate nomination hearing earlier today.
President Barack Obama's pick to head the SBA, Maria Contreras - Sweet, is expected to go before a Senate nomination hearing today.
Republicans in the U.S. Senate have said the nomination should be left up to the next president and do not plan to hold nomination hearings.
«Secretary DeVos's nomination hearing made it clear she does not have the experience or expertise to run the Department of Education in a way that would help students,» Murray said.
At her 12 February nomination hearing, Lubchenco said she would work toward creating such a service under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the agency she is slated to lead.
That's what Rutgers University political scientist Ross Baker told Legal Times reporter Tony Mauro about the Alito nomination hearings that began at 9 a.m. this morning.
Justice Rothstein has stated that he believes nomination hearings are here to stay: Story in today's Globe and Mail
J. Craig Williams, writing with understandable sarcasm about going about the daily business of law amidst the Roberts coronation nomination hearings, points to a ruling from the state's 2nd District Court of Appeals on intellectual property disclosure with key business implications:
The film details the explosive 1991 Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination hearings, which brought the country to a standstill and forever changed the way people think about sexual harassment, victim's rights, and modern - day race relations.
His nomination hearing in parliament is on Monday.
After his nomination hearing, he wrote responses to specific questions from senators.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said during his nomination hearing before the Senate Banking Committee in November 2017 that he would continue to have «meaningful» stress tests for banks in that range.
This hectoring from the UN will come on the heels of Senator Barbara Boxer's insistence during UN Ambassador Susan Rice's nomination hearings that the United States must ratify CEDAW ¯ since the senator is «so embarrassed that we have not done that.»
Cruz, a tea party - backed Republican who has already started to court controvesy for his questioning of Chuck Hagel during his nomination hearings for secretary of defense, is being singled out by Democrats for opposing Hurricane Sandy aid to New York.
Bender, who attended DeVos» nomination hearing, said he doesn't believe there's an appetite in a Republican - controlled Congress to create a new federal voucher program.
In addition, we encourage Secretary DeVos to directly address questions raised during her nomination hearing regarding the Trump Administration's vision for upholding protections for our most vulnerable children, including providing safe, inclusive, and, as appropriate, tailored learning environments for students with disabilities, LGBTQ youth, and undocumented students.
This is why Florida's McKay scholarship program for children with disabilities — which DeVos tried to defend before being cut off in questioning at her nomination hearing — has very high satisfaction levels among parents using it.
This was confirmed by U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who, during his nomination hearing, said the current phase - out of the PTC will not change.
Because, depending upon whom you listen to about Day Three of Sam Alito's nomination hearings, you could seriously get the impression that:
Within hours of the mishap, Sotomayor was on her way back to Washington to continue her rounds of meetings with senators in advance of her nomination hearing in July.
Roberts kept recusing himself from issues that he said could come before the Court, Schumer kept accusing the nominee of refusing to answer questions on day three of his nomination hearings.